U+13508 "𓔈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓔈

U+13508 "𓔈" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific sign from the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system, encoded in the Unicode Standard's Egyptian Hieroglyphs block to enable digital representation of this historical script. This particular symbol, often cataloged under a Gardiner number or descriptive category, belongs to a set of pictorial glyphs used primarily for monumental inscriptions, religious texts, and administrative records from pharaonic Egypt. While its exact visual form and semantic meaning depend on the specific sign list, it typically represents an object, being, or abstract concept, contributing to the logographic and phonetic complexity of the language. The encoding of such characters supports scholarly research, digital preservation, and modern typographic rendering of ancient Egyptian texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+13508
Version Added 16.0
Name Egyptian Hieroglyph-#
Block Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𓔈
HTML Hex Encoding 𓔈
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0x94 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80D 0xDD08
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00013508
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80d\udd08

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Script Extensions Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter

Unikemet Data

kEH_Cat A-08-025
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc Man, standing, with a child (A17: knees at 90 degree, both lower legs visible, slightly apart, right arm raised with hand to mouth, left arm hanging beside the body) on his head, right arm raised, supporting the child, left arm hanging beside the body.
kEH_Func Phonemogram
kEH_FVal f
kEH_UniK HJ A131A
kEH_JSesh A131A
kEH_HG A131A
kEH_IFAO 13,4